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Green repeats as state golf champion
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – It was a big day on the Deerfield County Club golf course for Medina High junior Melanie Green who captured a second straight state championship. At left she putts on the 18th hole and at right she tees off on the 12th.
Making a successful title defense, Medina High junior Melanie Green scored a one stroke victory at the state golf championship today at Deerfield Country Club near Brockport.
Green lines up her final state title clinching putt.
Interestingly it was a repeat of last year’s 1-2 finish as Green completed the two day event with a one over par total of 145 to edge out Bailey Shoemaker from Section IV, who posted a 146 total, for the title. Last spring Green bested Shoemaker for the crown by two shots.
“There wasn’t one key spot, I just played steady throughout,” said Green. “All week I was confident.”
Green fired an even par 72 during Saturday’s opening round 18 holes to hold a one stroke lead over Shoemaker.
She extended at advantage to three shots this afternoon after making a birdie on the 12th hole and par on the 13th as Shoemaker pared 12 and bogeyed 13.
Bailey Shoemaker from Section IV finished a close second to Green for the second year in a row.
A birdie by Shoemaker at 14 did cut the deficit back to two as Green made par on the hole.
However, Green then matched Shoemaker with pars on 15 and 17 and a birdie on 16 to maintain a two stroke lead heading into the final hole.
A par on the 18th hole then was just enough to earn Green her second straight state championship as Shoemaker made birdie.
She qualified for the state tournament by winning the Section VI championship for the third year in a row.
Green becomes just Medina High’s second two time state champion. The first was JR Roberts who captured back-to-back state wrestling championships in in 2001 and 2002.
Melanie is shown her with her parents, Ron and Melissa Green after locking up the title.
Green tees off on the scenic 17th hole.
Green and Shoemaker check their scorecards in the clubhouse at the end of the match.
After a month’s delay due to rain, Albion Little Leaguers celebrate opening day
Photos courtesy of Mike Beach
ALBION – Charlie Ward, a member of the Barre Cubs, tosses the ceremonial first pitch during Saturday’s opening day celebration for a new season of the Albion Midget League.
Charlie, 9, threw the first pitch in honor of his father, Scott Ward, who passed away at age 45 on Oct. 13. Scott was a long-time Barre Cubs coach.
The season got off to a late start due to all of the rain and wet fields in April and May. Opening day was scheduled for May 4.
The Albion Midget League formed in 1956 and remains an annual tradition in the Albion community. Barre is one of the original teams. The Cubs have won the league title the previous four seasons.
Members of Sandstone Park make their introductions. The team is led by head coach Dan Bartlett.
The Vets make their introductions. This year they are led by new head coach, Jesse Colmenero.
The Rotary Lions team, sporting new uniforms, pass the microphone during introductions. Greg Bennett returns as the head coach for the team that advanced to the finals last year.
Carlton has a lot of players. The team is led by Ben Narburgh.
The high-powered Barre Cubs will try to win the title for the fifth straight year. Mike Beach is the head coach.
St Mary’s, another of the original teams from 1956, is back for another season. Chris Kinter is the head coach.
Orioles, Blue Jays score Minor Division wins
The Medina Bogan and Tuttle Funeral Home Orioles defeated the Lyndonville Giants 11-1 Saturday to remain undefeated on the season at 5-0 in the Minor Division.
The Orioles were lead in hitting by Steven Gobeli going 4-4 with two doubles and two triples, Anthony Rees two doubles and a single, Sawyer Lilleby 4 singles and Brennan Allen 2 doubles and a single. Maddox Smith and William Tagg also each had a single and two doubles, and Tyler Draper had a single.
Pitching for the Orioles were Sawyer Lilleby 4 strikeouts in three innings and William Tagg who closed out the final two innings pitching with 2 strike outs.
Somerset Blue Jaya 4, Medina Dodgers 3
The Somerset Blue Jays scored twice in the sixth inning to edge past the Medina Dodgers.
Singles by Cayvon Heigl and Grayson Prynn set up the late threat. Drew LaGreca then doubled in the tying run and Kian Lawson singled in the game winner. The foursome also all had a hand in driving in the Jays first two runs in the opening inning. Prynn finished with 3 hits and Heigl and LaGreca 2.
Caleb Hungerford banged out a three run double for the Dodgers in the third inning following singles by Caliych Boston, Zach Graham and Tyler Raduns who had 2 hits on the day.
Roy-Hart has sectional track champion
Contributed Photo – Kali Scharping
Roy-Hart’s Kali Scharping won the Division 2 (small schools) High Jump at the Section VI track championships held this weekend at Williamsville South.
Albion’s Tre Yaskulski finished second in the Triple Jump and third in the Long jump. His Purple Eagles teammate Nick Perry took second in the Discus and Bri Haines tied for third in the Pole Vault.
Medina’s Devin Griffin fourth in the Pentathlon.
Newfane’s Reese Casinelli won the 400 while Newfane’s Kim Goerss took second in the Steeplechase, Wilson’s Isabelle Dinse and Barker’s Shelby Ewald finished second and third in the Discus and Akron’s Lauren Wagner was third in the 3000.
Green leads at halfway point of state tourney
Contributed Photo – Melanie Green
Medina High junior Melanie Green holds a one shot lead after the first 18 holes of the state golf championships being held at Deerfield Country Club near Brockport.
Green, who is the defending champion, shot an even par round of 72 today to grab a one shot lead over Bailey Shoemaker from Section IV.
Last year Green claimed the title with a two shot win over Shoemaker.
Green was one over after nine holes but put together a string of three straight birdies on holes 14, 15 and 16 to go one under. She bogeyed 17 and pared 18 to finish even at 72.
The tournament will conclude on Sunday with another round of 18 holes beginning at 9 a.m.
Tigers nipped in Class C2 championship game
Hits proved hard to come by as top seeded Lyndonville was upended 1-0 by No. 7 Bolivar-Richburg in the Section V Class C2 championship baseball game this afternoon at Dwyer Stadium in Batavia.
Bolivar-Richburg scored the game’s only run in the top of the seventh inning on a bases loaded walk. Two other walks and a single loaded the bases to set up the threat.
Lyndonville left runners stranded at second and third with less than two out in both the fourth and fifth innings.
The contest was a pitchers duel as Bolivar-Richburg’s Logan Bess allowed only 2 hits and struck out 17 while Lyndonville’s Zach Johnson, who went six and two-thirds innings, gave up 3 hits and struck out 14.
Lyndonville finishes the season at 17-2.
Mustangs romp past Rams to capture Section VI Class B crown and a state playoff berth
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina catcher Austin Mosher puts the tag on Roy-Hart’s Gavyn Boyle, who soars high to try and avoid the tag, during first inning action of the Mustangs Class B championship win over the Rams this afternoon at Canisius College.
Avenging a pair of regular season setbacks and a loss in last year’s Class B2 title contest, Medina romped past Niagara-Orleans League rival Roy-Hart 15-4 at Canisius College this afternoon to capture the Section VI Class B championship and earn a berth in the state playoffs for the first time since 2003.
Improving to a school record mark of 20-2, Medina will now face the Section V Class B champion (either Batavia, LeRoy or Wellsville) in the Far West Regional at Lockport next Saturday at 3 p.m.
The Mustangs took charge at the outset exploding for 10 runs in the bottom of the first inning.
Chris Goyette went the distance on the mound for the Mustangs.
A three-run double by winning pitcher Chris Goyette ignited that marathon uprising which also featured a two-run single by Matt Saj, an RBI single by AJ Seefeldt and an RBI double by Goyette which capped off the decisive surge. Two errors and a wild pitch plated the other three runs.
A leadoff double by Brian Fry and two walks quickly loaded the bases to set up the decisive uprising.
“That’s what you want to do get the jump on the other team early,” said Medina Coach Jon Sherman.
The Mustangs kept rolling in the second inning plating four more runs on a three-run triple by Fry and an RBI sacrifice fly by Nate Sherman to balloon the lead to 14-1. A hit batter and error and a walk loaded the bases to set up the threat.
Saj completed the Mustangs scoring parade with a solo home run blasted over the right field fence in the fourth inning to make it 15-2.
Seefeldt finished with 3 hits as Goyette, Fry and Saj each had 2.
Goyette went the distance on the mound scattering 7 hits and striking out 7.
“Chris was gutsy. He threw a lot of pitches,” said Sherman in noting that a sore arm has limited his time on the mound of late. “It was good to have him back.”
Roy-Hart’s only lead was 1-0 in the top of the first inning as Charlie Bruning singled and came home on a triple by Gavyn Boyle. However, a nifty relay throw by the Medina defense got Boyle out at home for the final out of the inning.
The Rams also scored once in the fourth as Noah Hardy tripled and came home on a wild pitch, once in the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Tom Russo III and once in the seventh as Karl Darling tripled and came home on a single by Charlie Brigham.
Roy-Hart had edged Medina twice during the N-O season by margins of 5-3 in eight innings and 1-0 in nine innings. The Rams also trimmed the Mustangs 4-2 in last year’s B2 championship game.
Mustang players Brian Fry and Matt Saj celebrate the championship victory.
Medina players hoist the sectional championship plaque high.
Local icers remain unbeaten
The Puck Hogs of the Spring High School All Star Hockey League are currently 4-0-1 having notched two wins recently.
They beat the Starpoint Spartans 9-4 at Leisure Rink. In that contest, Jason Kuchey (Roy-Hart) had a goal and three assists.
Friday evening they played the Buffalo Explorers and came away with a 7-1 victory. Jason Kuchey had a goal and an assist, while his brother, Michael contributed an assist as did Roy-Hart’s Colin Dodge.
Medina Yanks, Cubs post youth baseball wins
The Woodroe Realty Medina Yankees improved to 5-0, with an 11-7 win against the Medina Blue Jays Thursday.
Brody Fry led the Yankees batting with a single, double and triple, 2 RBI’s and 3 runs scored. Tyler Kroening added 2 singles, 1 RBI and scored twice. Tyler Allen had 2 doubles and 2 RBI’s also scoring twice, Colton Smith a single and an RBI and stole home base to score one run, Kolton Fletcher a double, Timmothy Vasquez went 3 for 3 and scored once, and Aiden Wisniewski and Jimmy Dieter each scored a run.
Fry and Kroening carried the load pitching. Fry had 8 strikeouts over the first 3 innings and Kroening had 7 strikeouts over last 3 innings . He sealed the victory in last inning with good defensive play to field ball and a put out a first base.
Braiden McEwen Miller had two home runs for the Blue Jays one over the left field fence. Brady Christaansen had a perfect bunt that helped score two runs. The Jays also had great outfield play from Avion Johnson who caught a ball at the warning track.
Medina Cubs 12, Roy-Hart Yankees 6
Excellent pitching for the Cubs by Luke Grimes with 8 strikeouts and Vinny Gray with 4 strikeouts.
Great catching by Ryan Pegelow, Frankie Stevens and River Jones.
The Cubs batting included a base hit by Henry Winters, doubles by Frankie Stevens and Ryan Pegelow and a home run by Briley Allen.
Lady Tigers late rally falls short in C3 final
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Megan Krisher dives into third base after banging out an RBI triple ahead of a tag by Keshequa’s Payton Powers during the Lady Tigers sectional final loss to the Indians this evening at Batavia High School.
A last ditch rally fell just short as top seeded Lyndonville dropped a 10-8 decision to No. 3 Keshequa in the Section V Class C3 softball championship game this evening at Batavia High School.
Trailing 10-4, Lyndonville came battling back in the bottom of the seventh inning getting the bases loaded with just one out on a hit batter, and singles by Anna Lewis and Alecia Hinkson.
Lyndonville’s Cassie Boyce connects for a single driving in the Lady Tigers first run.
Megan Krisher then singled in two runs, and after a second out and a single by Jennalee Riemer, Cassie Boyce doubled in two more to cut the deficit to just two at 10-8 with two runners still aboard.
However, the Lady Tigers could get no closer as Keshequa finally got the final out on an infield popup to close out the win and claim the title.
Earlier, Lyndonville battled back from an early 4-1 deficit with two runs in the bottom of the third inning on an RBI double by Hinkson, her second in three innings, and an RBI triple by Krisher but the 4-3 margin was as close as the Lady Tigers would get.
Keshequa answered right back with three runs in the top of the fourth on a two-run double by Ashley Gillen and an RBI single by Payton Powers who also had a two-run single in the fifth to make it 9-3.
Lyndonville finishes the season at 17-2 and Keshequa advances with a 14-7 record.
